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SENATE BILL 909
C5, M5 (5lr1391)
ENROLLED BILL
— Education, Energy, and the Environment/Economic Matters —
Introduced by Senator Hester
Read and Examined by Proofreaders:
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Proofreader.
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Proofreader.
Sealed with the Great Seal and presented to the Governor, for his approval this
_______ day of _______________ at __ ______________________ o’clock, ________M.
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President.
CHAPTER ______
AN ACT concerning 1
Energy Resource Adequacy and Planning Act 2
FOR the purpose of establishing the Integrated Resource Strategic Energy Planning Office 3
in the Public Service Commission; requiring the Office to develop a Comprehensive 4
Energy Forecast and conduct a certain study Wholesale Energy Markets and Bulk 5
Power System Risk Report and examine certain scenarios to support the 6
development of the Forecast; requiring the Office, in consultation with the 7
Commission and the Maryland Energy Administration, to complete certain energy 8
modeling; requiring the Commission, in consultation with the Office, to adopt 9
regulations requiring each electric company to develop a certain integrated resource 10
plan Risk Report; requiring the Office to conduct certain stakeholder processes; 11
requiring the Office to provide certain information to certain persons under certain 12
circumstances; requiring the Public Service Commission to conduct a certain public 13
proceeding; requiring the Commission and the Department of Transportation to 14
complete certain studies; requiring the Maryland Energy Administration to obtain 15 2 SENATE BILL 909
or develop certain power flow analyses; and generally relating to the Integrated 1
Resource Strategic Energy Planning Office and energy resource planning. 2
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 3
Article – Public Utilities 4
Section 2–110 and 2–110.1 5
Annotated Code of Maryland 6
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 7
BY adding to 8
Article – Public Utilities 9
Section 7–1201 through 7–1206 7–1207 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 12. 10
Integrated Resource Strategic Energy Planning Office” 11
Annotated Code of Maryland 12
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 13
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 14
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 15
Article – Public Utilities 16
2–110. 17
(a) In this section, “public service company” includes an electricity supplier and a 18
gas supplier as those terms are defined in § 1–101 of this article. 19
(b) (1) The costs and expenses of the Commission, THE STRATEGIC ENERGY 20
PLANNING OFFICE, and the Office of People’s Counsel shall be borne by the public service 21
companies that are subject to the Commission’s jurisdiction. 22
(2) The costs and expenses shall be assessed as provided in this section. 23
(3) The Commission shall pay the money that it collects for the assessment 24
under this section into the Public Utility Regulation Fund in the State Treasury established 25
under § 2–110.1 of this subtitle to reimburse the State for the expenses of the Commission, 26
THE STRATEGIC ENERGY PLANNING OFFICE, and the Office of People’s Counsel. 27
(c) (1) (i) Before each State fiscal year, the Chairman of the Commission 28
shall estimate the Commission’s total costs and expenses, including: 29
1. the compensation and expenses of the Commission, its 30
officers, agents, and personnel; 31
2. the cost of retirement contributions, Social Security, 32
health insurance, and other benefits required to be paid by the State for the personnel of 33
the Commission; 34 SENATE BILL 909 3
3. all other maintenance and operation expenses of the 1
Commission; and 2
4. all other direct and indirect costs of the Commission. 3
(ii) The estimate shall exclude the expenses associated with services 4
performed by the Commission for which the Commission is reimbursed under this division. 5
(iii) THE ESTIMATE SHALL IN CLUDE, AS PROVIDED BY THE 6
STRATEGIC ENERGY PLANNING OFFICE: 7
1. THE COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES OF THE 8
STRATEGIC ENERGY PLANNING OFFICE, ITS OFFICERS, AGENTS, AND PERSONNEL ; 9
2. THE COST OF RETIREME NT CONTRIBUTIONS , SOCIAL 10
SECURITY, HEALTH INSURANCE , AND OTHER BENEFITS R EQUIRED TO BE PAID B Y 11
THE STATE FOR THE PERSONN EL OF THE STRATEGIC ENERGY PLANNING OFFICE; 12
3. ALL OTHER MAINTENANC E AND OPERATION 13
EXPENSES OF THE STRATEGIC ENERGY PLANNING OFFICE; AND 14
4. ALL OTHER DIRECT AND INDIRECT COSTS OF TH E 15
STRATEGIC ENERGY PLANNING OFFICE. 16
(IV) The estimate shall include, as provided by the Office of People’s 17
Counsel: 18
1. the compensation and expenses of the Office of People’s 19
Counsel, its officers, agents, and personnel; 20
2. the cost of retirement contributions, Social Security, 21
health insurance, and other benefits required to be paid by the State for the personnel of 22
the Office of People’s Counsel; 23
3. all other maintenance and operation expenses of the Office 24
of People’s Counsel; and 25
4. all other direct and indirect costs of the Office of People’s 26
Counsel. 27
(2) Based on the estimate, the Chairman shall determine the amount to be 28
paid by each public service company. 29
(3) The Commission shall send a bill to each public service company on or 30
before May 1 of each year. 31 4 SENATE BILL 909
(4) (i) The bill shall equal the product of: 1
1. the estimated total costs and expenses of the Commission, 2
THE STRATEGIC ENERGY PLANNING OFFICE, and the Office of People’s Counsel during 3
the next fiscal year; multiplied by 4
2. the ratio of the gross operating revenues for the public 5
service company derived from intrastate utility and electricity supplier operations in the 6
preceding calendar year, or other 12–month period as the Chairman determines, to the 7
total of the gross operating revenues derived from intrastate utility and electricity supplier 8
operations for all public service companies that are billed under this section over that 9
period. 10
(ii) To the extent that the Commission requires an electric company 11
to report the gross operating revenue derived from intrastate utility and electricity supplier 12
operation in order to calculate the bill under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, a small 13
rural electric cooperative described in § 7–502(a) of this article may satisfy the requirement 14
by submitting to the Commission an estimate made in accordance with a formula approved 15
by the Commission from information that the small rural electric cooperative submits to 16
the rural utilities service. 17
(5) The minimum bill for a public service company shall be $10. 18
(6) The public service company: 19
(i) shall pay the bill on or before the next July 15; or 20
(ii) may elect to make partial payments on the 15th days of July, 21
October, January, and April. 22
(7) A partial payment shall equal 25% of the bill and may not be less than 23
$10. 24
(8) During any State fiscal year, the Chairman may change the estimate of 25
costs and expenses of the Commission, THE ESTIMATE OF COST S AND EXPENSES OF TH E 26
STRATEGIC ENERGY PLANNING OFFICE, AS CHANGED BY THE STRATEGIC ENERGY 27
PLANNING OFFICE, and the estimate of costs and expenses of the Office of People’s 28
Counsel, as changed by the People’s Counsel. 29
(9) (i) If the estimate is changed, the Commission shall send a revised 30
bill to each public service company that has elected to make partial payments. 31
(ii) The change shall be apportioned equally against the remaining 32
payments for the fiscal year. 33
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(10) (i) On or before September 15 of each year, the Chairman shall 1
compute: 2
1. the actual costs and expenses of the Commission[,]; 3
2. THE ACTUAL COSTS AND EXPENSES OF THE 4
STRATEGIC ENERGY PLANNING OFFICE, AS PROVIDED BY THE STRATEGIC ENERGY 5
PLANNING OFFICE FOR THE PRECED ING FISCAL YEAR; and 6
3. the actual costs and expenses of the Office of People’s 7
Counsel, as provided by the People’s Counsel for the preceding fiscal year. 8
(ii) If the amounts collected are less than the actual costs and 9
expenses of the Commission, THE STRATEGIC ENERGY PLANNING OFFICE, and the 10
Office of the People’s Counsel, after deducting the amounts recovered under §§ 2–111(a) 11
and 2–123 of this subtitle, on or before October 15, the Chairman shall send to any public 12
service company that is affected a statement that shows the amount due. 13
(iii) If the amounts collected exceed the actual costs and expenses of 14
the Commission, THE STRATEGIC ENERGY PLANNING OFFICE, and the Office of the 15
People’s Counsel for the preceding fiscal year, the Commission shall deduct any excess 16
retained funds from the appropriation for the next fiscal year before the Commission 17
determines the amount to be paid by each public service company for the next fiscal year 18
under paragraph (2) of this subsection. 19
(11) A public service company shall pay an amount due within 30 days after 20
the statement is received. 21
(12) The total amount that may be charged to a public service company 22
under this section for a State fiscal year may not exceed: 23
(i) 0.50% of the public service company’s gross operating revenues 24
derived from intrastate utility and electricity supplier operations in the preceding calendar 25
year, or other 12–month period that the Chairman determines, for the costs and expenses 26
of the Commission other than that of the STRATEGIC ENERGY PLANNING OFFICE AND 27
THE Office of People’s Counsel; plus 28
(ii) 0.074% OF THOSE REVENUES FO R THE COSTS AND 29
EXPENSES OF THE STRATEGIC ENERGY PLANNING OFFICE; PLUS 30
(III) 0.074% of those revenues for the costs and expenses of the Office 31
of People’s Counsel. 32
(d) (1) Within 30 days after the Commission issues a bill under subsection (c) 33
of this section, the party billed may request a hearing as to the amount of the bill. 34
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(2) Any amount of a bill that is not paid within 30 days after the date of 1
determination on a hearing or, if a hearing is not requested, on the date when payment is 2
due, shall bear annual interest at a rate, not less than 6%, that the Commission sets by 3
regulation. 4
2–110.1. 5
(a) There is a Public Utility Regulation Fund. 6
(b) The Fund consists of: 7
(1) all revenue received through the imposition and collection of 8
assessments under § 2–110 of this subtitle; 9
(2) fees received by the Commission under § 2–123 of this subtitle for 10
filings and for other services rendered by the Commission; 11
(3) income from investments that the State Treasurer makes for the Fund; 12
and 13
(4) any other fee, examination assessment, or revenue received by the 14
Commission under this division. 15
(c) Notwithstanding subsection (b) of this section, the Commission shall pay all 16
fines and penalties collected by the Commission under this article into the Resiliency Hub 17
Grant Program Fund established under § 9–2011 of the State Government Article. 18
(d) The purpose of the Fund is to pay all the costs and expenses incurred by the 19
Commission, THE STRATEGIC ENERGY PLANNING OFFICE, and the Office of People’s 20
Counsel that are related to the operation of the Commission, THE STRATEGIC ENERGY 21
PLANNING OFFICE, and the Office of People’s Counsel, including: 22
(1) expenditures authorized under this division; and 23
(2) any other expense authorized in the State budget. 24
(e) (1) All the costs and expenses of the Commission, THE STRATEGIC 25
ENERGY PLANNING OFFICE, and the Office of People’s Counsel shall be included in the 26
State budget. 27
(2) Expenditures from the Fund to cover costs and expenses of the 28
Commission, THE STRATEGIC ENERGY PLANNING OFFICE, and Office of People’s 29
Counsel may only be made: 30
(i) with an appropriation from the Fund approved by the General 31
Assembly in the State budget; or 32 SENATE BILL 909 7
(ii) by budget amendment in accordance with § 7–209 of the State 1
Finance and Procurement Article. 2
(f) (1) The State Treasurer is the custodian of the Fund. 3
(2) The State Treasurer shall deposit payments received from the 4
Commission into the Fund. 5
(g) (1) The Fund is a continuing, special, nonlapsing fund that is not subject 6
to § 7–302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article, and may not be considered a part 7
of the General Fund of the State. 8
(2) Unless otherwise provided by law, no part of the Fund may revert or be 9
credited to: 10
(i) the General Fund of the State; or 11
(ii) any other special fund of the State. 12
SUBTITLE 12. INTEGRATED RESOURCE STRATEGIC ENERGY PLANNING OFFICE. 13
7–1201. 14
(A) IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 15
INDICATED. 16
(B) “DEMAND ELEMENT ” MEANS A SPECIFIC FAC TOR OR COMPONENT THA T 17
CONTRIBUTES TO THE O VERALL ELECTRICITY LOAD OR DEMAND . 18
(C) (B) “DIRECTOR” MEANS THE DIRECTOR OF THE INTEGRATED 19
RESOURCE STRATEGIC ENERGY PLANNING OFFICE. 20
(D) “FORECAST” MEANS THE COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY FORECAST. 21
(E) (C) “OFFICE” MEANS THE INTEGRATED RESOURCE STRATEGIC 22
ENERGY PLANNING OFFICE. 23
(D) “PJM REGION” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 7–701 OF THIS TITLE. 24
(E) “RISK REPORT” MEANS THE COMPREHENSIVE WHOLESALE ENERGY 25
MARKETS AND BULK POWER SYSTEM RISK REPORT DEVELOPED UNDE R § 7–1203 26
OF THIS SUBTITLE. 27
7–1202. 28 8 SENATE BILL 909
(A) THERE IS AN INTEGRATED RESOURCE A STRATEGIC ENERGY 1
PLANNING OFFICE IN THE COMMISSION. 2
(B) (1) THE HEAD OF THE OFFICE IS THE DIRECTOR. 3
(2) (I) THE DIRECTOR SHALL : 4
(I) BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR WITH THE ADV ICE AND 5
CONSENT OF THE SENATE; AND 6
(II) SERVE AT THE PLEASURE OF T HE GOVERNOR. 7
(II) THE TERM OF THE DIRECTOR IS 5 YEARS AND BEGINS ON 8
JULY 1. 9
(III) AT THE END OF A TERM , THE DIRECTOR CONTINUES TO 10
SERVE UNTIL A SUCCES SOR IS APPOINTED AND QUALIFIES. 11
(IV) A DIRECTOR WHO IS APPOI NTED AFTER A TERM HAS BEGUN 12
SERVES FOR THE REST OF THE TERM AND UNTI L A SUCCESSOR IS APP OINTED AND 13
QUALIFIES. 14
(V) A DIRECTOR MAY SERVE MO RE THAN ONE TERM . 15
(3) THE GOVERNOR MAY REMOVE T HE DIRECTOR FOR 16
INCOMPETENCE OR MISC ONDUCT IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 3–307 OF THE STATE 17
GOVERNMENT ARTICLE. 18
(4) THE DIRECTOR IS ENTITLED TO A SALARY AS PROVI DED IN THE 19
STATE BUDGET . 20
(C) (1) THE COMMISSION SHALL PROV IDE THE OFFICE WITH SUFFICIEN T 21
STAFF AND RESOURCES TO PERFORM THE FUNCT IONS OF THIS SUBTITL E. 22
(C) (1) THE OFFICE SHALL HAVE THE STAFF PR OVIDED FOR IN THE 23
STATE BUDGET . 24
(2) THE OFFICE MAY HIRE A PRIVATE CONSULTANT CONSULTANTS IF 25
NECESSARY TO CARRY O UT THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SUBTITLE. 26
(D) IN ORDER TO CARRY OUT THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SUBTITLE, THE 27
OFFICE SHALL COLLABORATE WITH : 28
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(1) THE MARYLAND ENERGY ADMINISTRATION ; 1
(2) THE COMMISSION; 2
(3) THE POWER PLANT RESEARCH PROGRAM; 3
(4) THE MARYLAND CLEAN ENERGY CENTER; AND 4
(5) THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT . 5
(E) THE OFFICE SHALL COORDINA TE WITH THE COMMISSION TO 6
ESTABLISH PROCEDURES AND RULES TO OBTAIN INFORMATION FROM ELE CTRIC 7
COMPANIES AND GAS CO MPANIES NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH THE OFFICE’S 8
DUTIES UNDER THIS SU BTITLE. 9
7–1203. 10
(A) (1) EVERY 3 YEARS, THE OFFICE SHALL DEVELOP A 11
COMPREHENSIVE WHOLESALE ENERGY MARKETS AND BULK POWER SYSTEM RISK 12
REPORT. 13
(2) THE PURPOSE OF THE RISK REPORT IS TO: 14
(I) ASSESS WHOLESALE ENE RGY MARKET FINANCIAL , 15
RESOURCE ADEQUACY , AND RELIABILITY RISK S ASSOCIATED WITH SE RVING THE 16
STATE’S LONG–TERM ENERGY NEEDS ; AND 17
(II) IDENTIFY ANY NECESSA RY COST–EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS 18
THAT ENSURE ELECTRIC SYSTEM RELIABILITY W HILE MEETING THE STATE’S 19
ENERGY POLICY GOALS . 20
(3) THE SOLUTIONS IDENTIF IED IN THE RISK REPORT SHALL SEEK 21
TO: 22
(I) MINIMIZE THE GROWTH OF THE COST OF ELECTRICITY OR 23
LOWER THE COST OF EL ECTRICITY; AND 24
(II) MINIMIZE ENERGY RESO URCE RELIABILITY RIS KS. 25
(B) (1) THE RISK REPORT SHALL INCLUDE ENERGY AND DEMAND 26
FORECASTS THAT CONTA IN: 27
(I) REASONABLE , 20–YEAR PROJECTIONS FOR ELECTRICITY 28
LOAD AND ENERGY DEMA NDS FOR: 29 10 SENATE BILL 909
1. TRANSMISSION ZONES ; AND 1
2. ELECTRIC SERVICE TER RITORIES; AND 2
(II) PROJECTIONS FOR MEET ING STATE ENERGY NEEDS AN D 3
CLEAN ENERGY GOALS A ND LOAD FORECASTS IN THE PJM REGION, INCLUDING: 4
1. LOW, AVERAGE, AND HIGH PROJECTIONS OF ENERGY 5
DEMAND BASED ON STATE POLICIES AND OT HER REASONABLE ASSUM PTIONS THAT 6
IMPACT THE PROVISION OF ELECTRICITY IN TH E STATE; AND 7
2. OTHER PROJECTIONS AS NECESSARY. 8
(2) IN COLLECTING THE DATA FOR THE FOR ECASTS UNDER 9
PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION , THE OFFICE SHOULD, BUT IS NOT REQUIRED 10
TO, USE: 11
(I) HISTORICAL AND PROJE CTED INFORMATION FRO M 12
ELECTRIC COMPANIES ; 13
(II) LOAD FORECASTS FOR T HE PJM REGION; 14
(III) APPROPRIATE ECON OMETRIC DATA FOR THE STATE; AND 15
(IV) ANY OTHER INFORMATIO N THE OFFICE CONSIDERS 16
APPROPRIATE . 17
(C) (1) THE OFFICE SHALL EXAMINE DIFFERENT WHOLESALE ENERGY 18
MARKET AND BULK POWE R SYSTEM SCENARIOS T O SERVE THE FORECAST S UNDER 19
SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION. 20
(2) EACH SCENARIO EXAMINE D SHALL: 21
(I) IDENTIFY THE RESULTI NG WHOLESALE ENERGY MARKET 22
AND BULK POWER SYSTE M FINANCIAL AND RESO URCE ADEQUACY IMPACT S OF 23
SERVING THE FORECAST S WITH THE EXISTING ELECTRIC SYSTEM , KNOWN 24
ADDITIONS TO THE ELE CTRIC SYSTEM, AND ELECTRIC SYSTEM RESOURCE 25
RETIREMENTS ; AND 26
(II) IDENTIFY RESOURCE AN D DEMAND –SIDE MANAGEMENT 27
SOLUTIONS THAT MAY R ESOLVE POTENTIAL RES OURCE ADEQUACY ISSUE S AT THE 28
LEAST COST. 29
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(3) FOR A SUBSET OF SCENA RIOS THAT ARE PRIMAR ILY RELIED ON 1
WITHIN THE RISK REPORT, THE OFFICE SHALL , IN ADDITION TO THE 2
REQUIREMENTS OF PARA GRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION : 3
(I) IDENTIFY THE RESULTI NG WHOLESALE MARKET AND BULK 4
POWER SYSTEM RELIABI LITY IMPACTS OF SERV ING THE FORECASTS WI TH THE 5
EXISTING ELECTRIC SY STEM, KNOWN ADDITIONS TO T HE ELECTRIC SYSTEM , AND 6
ELECTRIC SYSTEM RESO URCE RETIREMENTS ; AND 7
(II) IDENTIFY RESOURCE AN D DEMAND –SIDE MANAGEMENT 8
SOLUTIONS THAT MAY R ESOLVE POTENTIAL REL IABILITY CONSTRAINTS AT THE 9
LEAST COST. 10
(4) EACH SCENARIO SHALL A LSO EXAMINE: 11
(I) DIFFERENT ENERGY RES OURCE MIXES TO MEET THE 12
STATE’S ENERGY NEEDS , INCLUDING THE USE OF DEMAND–SIDE MANAGEMENT ; 13
(II) DIFFERENT APPROACHES FOR MEETING THE STATE’S 14
CLEAN ENERGY GOALS ; 15
(III) IMPROVEMENTS TO EXIS TING ENERGY RESOURCE S AS 16
OPPOSED TO THE DEPLOYM ENT OF NEW ENERGY RE SOURCES; 17
(IV) BALANCING THE USE OF ELECTRICITY IMPORTED FROM 18
OUTSIDE THE STATE WITH THE DEVELO PMENT OF NEW ENERGY RESOURCES IN THE 19
STATE; 20
(V) FINANCIAL AND OTHER RISKS ASSOCIATED WIT H RETIRING 21
ENERGY GENERATION RE SOURCES; 22
(VI) DIRECTIONAL ASSESSIN G OF COST RISKS TO R ATEPAYERS; 23
AND 24
(VII) IMPACTS TO THE WHOLE SALE ENERGY MARKET A ND BULK 25
POWER SYSTEM IN MEET ING THE STATE’S POLICY GOALS RELA TED TO ELECTRICITY . 26
(5) THE SCENARIOS REQUIRE D UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS 27
SUBSECTION SHALL INC LUDE: 28
(I) AT LEAST ONE SCENARI O THAT EXAMINES THE 29
ACHIEVEMENT OF THE STATE’S CLEAN ENERGY GOALS ; 30
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(II) AT LEAST ONE SCENARI O THAT EXAMINES A LE AST–COST 1
APPROACH TO MEETING THE STATE’S PROJECTED ENERGY N EEDS; AND 2
(III) AT LEAST ONE SCENARI O THAT ASSUMES NO CH ANGES IN 3
STATE ENERGY AND CLIM ATE POLICIES. 4
(D) (1) THE RISK REPORT SHALL: 5
(I) BE INFORMED BY THE F ORECASTS AND SCENARI OS 6
REQUIRED UNDER THIS SECTION; 7
(II) PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE RISKS ASSOCIA TED WITH 8
SERVING THE IDENTIFI ED ENERGY FORECASTS AND ACHIEVEMENT OF T HE STATE’S 9
CLEAN ENERGY GOALS ; 10
(III) DISCUSS THE POTENTIA L FINANCIAL IMPACTS OF T HE 11
DIFFERENT SCENARIOS EXAMINED UNDER SUBSE CTION (C) OF THIS SECTION ON 12
THE STATE AND RATEPAYERS ; 13
(IV) IDENTIFY THE FINANCI AL, RESOURCE ADEQUACY , AND 14
RELIABILITY RISKS OF THE WHOLESALE ENERGY MARKETS AND BULK POW ER 15
SYSTEM ON RATEPAY ERS; AND 16
(V) SPECIFY THE INPUTS A ND ASSUMPTIONS USED IN 17
DEVELOPING THE RISK REPORT. 18
(2) (I) THE RISK REPORT SHALL ALSO INC LUDE ANY 19
RECOMMENDATIONS OF T HE OFFICE REGARDING SHOR T– AND LONG –TERM 20
SOLUTIONS TO MINIMIZ E WHOLESALE ENERGY M ARKET AND BULK P OWER SYSTEM 21
FINANCIAL, RESOURCE ADEQUACY , AND RELIABILITY RISK S, INCLUDING 22
STRATEGIES TO IMPLEM ENT ANY RECOMMENDATI ONS. 23
(II) THE RECOMMENDATIONS M AY INCLUDE: 24
1. ENERGY GENERATION , TRANSMISSION , OR 25
DISTRIBUTION RESOURC E DEPLOYMENT OR DEMA ND–SIDE MANAGEMENT 26
SOLUTIONS; 27
2. PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT , INCLUDING: 28
A. ALTERING OR ADDING T O EXISTING PROGRAMS ; OR 29
B. PROPOSING NEW PROGRA MS; 30
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3. STATUTORY OR REGULAT ORY CHANGES ; AND 1
4. RECOMMENDATIONS TO T HE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO 2
IMPLEMENT SHORT– AND LONG –TERM RECOMMENDATIONS IDENTIFIED IN 3
SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH , INCLUDING: 4
A. UTILIZING EXISTING O R CREATING NEW MARKE T 5
STRUCTURES ; 6
B. UTILIZING EXISTING O R CREATING NEW STATE 7
PROGRAMS; 8
C. STATE FINANCING OPTIO NS, INCLUDING STATE 9
PROCUREMENT AND MULT ISTATE PROCUREMENT ; 10
D. ELECTRIC COMPANY PRO CUREMENT OR PROGRAMS ; 11
E. EXAMINING THE MIX OF IN–STATE GENERATION 12
VERSUS RELYING ON IM PORTS AND DEMAND –SIDE MANAGEMENT ; AND 13
F. ANY OTHER RECOMMENDA TIONS THAT THE OFFICE 14
CONSIDERS APPROPRIAT E. 15
(III) IF THE OFFICE DETERMINES THA T THE IDENTIFIED RIS KS 16
ARE ACCEPTABLE OR TH AT EXISTING MARKET D ESIGNS, PROCESSES, OR POLICIES 17
WILL ADEQUATELY ADDR ESS THE RISKS IDENTI FIED IN THE RISK REPORT, THE 18
OFFICE MAY RECOMMEND THAT NO ACTIONS BE TAKEN . 19
(IV) THE OFFICE SHALL SUPPORT THE RECOMMENDATIONS BY 20
ANALYSES THAT BALANC E AFFORDABILITY , RELIABILITY, AND GREENHOUSE GAS 21
EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS . 22
7–1204. 23
(A) (1) THE OFFICE SHALL: 24
(I) DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN THE TOOLS AND RESOUR CES 25
NECESSARY TO COMPLET E THE ANALYSES REQUI RED UNDER THIS SUBTI TLE; 26
(II) COORDINATE WITH PJM INTERCONNECTION , LLC TO 27
DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN THE TOOLS NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THE ANAL YSES 28
REQUIRED UNDER THIS SUBTITLE; 29
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(III) HAVE THE ABILITY TO CONDUCT COST–BENEFIT ANALYSES 1
OF: 2
1. ENERGY GENERATION RE SOURCES IN WHOLESALE 3
ENERGY MARKETS ; AND 4
2. DIFFERENT FORMS OF L EVELIZED COSTS OF 5
ELECTRICITY AND LEVE LIZED FULL SYSTEM CO STS OF ELECTRICITY ; AND 6
(IV) PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNI TY FOR STAKEHOLDER F EEDBACK 7
ON ANY REPORTS DEVEL OPED BY THE OFFICE. 8
(2) (I) FOR THE RISK REPORT REQUIRED UNDER § 7–1203 OF THIS 9
SUBTITLE, THE OFFICE SHALL CONDUCT A STAKEHOLDER PROCES S TO SOLICIT 10
FEEDBACK REGARDING T HE DEVELOPMENT OF DA TA INPUTS THAT WILL INFORM 11
THE FORECAST S AND SCENARIOS FOR DEVELOPING THE RISK REPORT. 12
(II) THE OFFICE IS NOT REQUIRE D TO UTILIZE THE FEE DBACK 13
RECEIVED FROM THE ST AKEHOLDER PROCESS CO NDUCTED UNDER PARAGR APH 14
(1)(II) OF THIS SUBSECTION , BUT SHALL PROVIDE DO CUMENTATION OF THE 15
STAKEHOLDER PROCE SS IN THE RISK REPORT. 16
(3) (I) IN ADDITION TO THE PU BLIC HEARING REQUIRE D IN § 17
7–1206 OF THIS SUBTITLE , AFTER THE PUBLICATIO N OF THE RISK REPORT OR ANY 18
UPDATE TO THE REPORT , THE OFFICE SHALL CONDUCT A STAKEHOLDER PROCES S 19
TO DEVELOP A REPORT THAT ASSESS ES STRATEGIES TO ADD RESS THE IDENTIFIED 20
RISKS AND RECOMMENDA TIONS IN THE RISK REPORT. 21
(II) WHEN ASSESSING STRATE GIES UNDER SUBPARAGR APH (I) 22
OF THIS PARAGRAPH , THERE SHALL BE CONSI DERATION OF: 23
1. NEW OR EXISTING PROG RAMS; 24
2. LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY ENHANCEME NTS; 25
3. REVISED REGULATORY S TRUCTURES; 26
4. STATE COORDINATION OF FEDERAL SOLUTIONS ; 27
5. UTILIZING MARKET MEC HANISMS; AND 28
6. ANY OTHER FACTORS CO NSIDERED APPROPRIATE . 29
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(B) THE OFFICE, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSION AND THE 1
MARYLAND ENERGY ADMINISTRATION , SHALL COMPLETE ENERG Y MODELING FOR 2
THE RISK REPORT. 3
(C) (1) ON OR BEFORE NOVEMBER 1 EACH YEAR , THE SENATE 4
COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, ENERGY, AND THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE HOUSE 5
ECONOMIC MATTERS COMMITTEE MAY JOINTLY REQUEST THE OFFICE TO ASSESS 6
UP TO FIVE POLICY SC ENARIOS. 7
(2) NOT LATER THAN 1 YEAR AFTER THE DATE THE OFFICE RECEIVES 8
A REQUEST UNDER PARA GRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION , THE OFFICE SHALL 9
SUBMIT A REPORT OF T HE RESULTS OF THE RE QUESTED POLICY SCEN ARIOS TO THE 10
SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, ENERGY, AND THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE 11
HOUSE ECONOMIC MATTERS COMMITTEE IN ACCORDAN CE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE 12
STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE. 13
7–1205. 14
(A) ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 1, 2028, AND EVERY 3 YEARS THEREAFTER , 15
THE OFFICE SHALL SUBMIT T HE RISK REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR AND , IN 16
ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, THE GENERAL 17
ASSEMBLY. 18
(B) (1) THE OFFICE MAY SUBMIT TO THE GOVERNOR AND , IN 19
ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, THE GENERAL 20
ASSEMBLY ANY ADDITION AL UPDATES TO THE RISK REPORT AT ANY TIME . 21
(2) THE UPDATES SHALL INC LUDE: 22
(I) THE STATUS OF AND AN Y CHANGES TO THE FOR ECASTS AND 23
SCENARIOS DEVELOPED UNDER § 7–1203 OF THIS SUBTITLE; 24
(II) INFORMATION ON ANY N EW FORECASTS AND SCENAR IOS 25
THE OFFICE HAS DEVELOPED ; AND 26
(III) ANY OTHER CHANGES TO THE INFORMATION OR 27
RECOMMENDATIONS CONT AINED IN THE REPORT OR ANY PRECEDING UPD ATES TO 28
THE REPORT. 29
(C) ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 1, 2028, AND EVERY 3 YEARS THEREAFTER , 30
THE OFFICE SHALL SUBMIT T O THE GOVERNOR AND , IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 31
2–1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY THE 32
REPORT REQUIRED UNDE R § 7–1204(A)(3) OF THIS SUBTITLE. 33
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7–1206. 1
(A) BEGINNING ON OR BEFOR E SEPTEMBER 1, 2030, AND AT LEAST ONCE 2
EVERY 3 YEARS THEREAFTER , AFTER RECEIVING A RE QUEST BY THE OFFICE, THE 3
COMMISSION, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE OFFICE, SHALL CONDUCT A PUBL IC 4
PROCEEDING TO ASSESS THE RESULTS AND RECO MMENDATI ONS CONTAINED IN THE 5
RISK REPORT AND ANY UPDATE S TO THE REPORT . 6
(B) THE PUBLIC PROCEEDING SHALL INCLUDE A PUBL IC HEARING AND AN 7
OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBL IC COMMENT ON THE RE COMMENDATIONS OF THE RISK 8
REPORT AND ANY UPDATE S TO THE REPORT . 9
(C) THE OFFICE SHALL CONSIDER ANY FEEDBAC K RECEIVED THROUGH 10
THE PUBLIC PROCEEDIN G AND DETERMINE IF A NY FURTHER CHANGES T O THE RISK 11
REPORT ARE NECESSARY . 12
(D) THE COMMISSION SHALL CONS IDER ANY FEEDBACK RE CEIVED 13
THROUGH THE PUBLIC P ROCEEDING AND DETERM INE WHETHER ANY ACTI ON 14
UNDER ITS JURISDICTION IS WARRANTED . 15
7–1207. 16
(A) THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO: 17
(1) THE REPORT REQUIRED UNDER § 7–1204(A)(3) OF THIS 18
SUBTITLE; AND 19
(2) THE REPORT REQUIRED UNDER § 7–1204(C)(2) OF THIS 20
SUBTITLE. 21
(B) EACH REPORT REQUIRED UNDER THIS SUBTITLE SHALL INCLU DE 22
DOCUMENTATION OF STA KEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND ANY FEEDBACK REC EIVED 23
RELATED TO THE DEVEL OPMENT OF THAT REPOR T. 24
7–1203. 25
(A) THE OFFICE SHALL DEVELOP A 25–YEAR COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY 26
FORECAST. 27
(B) THE PURPOSE OF THE FORECAST IS TO ANALYZE ENERGY SCENA RIOS 28
AND POLICY OPTIONS F OR MEETING THE STATE’S ENERGY NEEDS AND 29
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISS IONS REDUCTION GOALS WHILE ENSURING ELECT RIC 30
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM RELIABILITY AND COST –EFFECTIVENESS CONSIS TENT WITH 31
THE LONG–TERM ENERGY NEEDS OF THE STATE. 32 SENATE BILL 909 17
(C) THE FORECAST SHALL INCLUD E: 1
(1) REASONABLE PROJECTIO NS FOR ELECTRICITY L OAD AND 2
DEMAND FROM 2025 THROUGH 2050 THAT INCLUDE : 3
(I) STATEWIDE DEMAND ELE MENTS; AND 4
(II) DEMAND ELEMENTS FOR SPECIFIC ELECTRIC SE RVICE 5
TERRITORIES; 6
(2) SCENARIOS FOR MEETING : 7
(I) STATE ENERGY NEEDS AN D GREENHOUSE GAS EMI SSIONS 8
REDUCTION GOALS ; AND 9
(II) LOAD FORECASTS IN TH E PJM REGION, AS DEFINED IN § 10
7–101 OF THIS TITLE; AND 11
(3) A STRATEGY TO MEET T HE SCENARIO THAT THE OFFICE 12
DETERMINES BEST MEETS THE NEEDS STAT ED IN ITEM (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION A ND 13
THAT INCLUDES : 14
(I) INFORMATION ON THE S CENARIO’S IMPACT ON ENERGY 15
RELIABILITY AND GREE NHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS ; 16
(II) THE FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THE SCENARIO ON T HE STATE 17
AND RATEPAYERS ; 18
(III) 1. SHORT– AND LONG–TERM RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 19
THE GENERATION , DISTRIBUTION, TRANSMISSION , AND STORAGE OF ELECT RICITY, 20
SUPPORTED BY ANALYSE S THAT BALANCE AFFOR DABILITY, RELIABILITY, AND 21
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISS IONS REDUCTIONS ; AND 22
2. RECOMMENDATIONS TO T HE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO 23
IMPLEMENT THE SHORT – AND LONG–TERM RECOMMENDATIONS ; 24
(IV) LOCATIONAL VALUE EST IMATIONS INCLUDING P RIORITY 25
GENERATION AND TRANS MISSION ZONES ATTRAC TIVE FOR RESOURCE 26
DEVELOPMENT ; 27
(V) A SUMMARY OF RELEVAN T REG ULATORY AND 28
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCE DURES THAT COULD BE STREAMLINED OR MODER NIZED 29
FOR GREATER EFFICIEN CY; 30 18 SENATE BILL 909
(VI) THE USE OF ALL BEST AVAILABLE TECHNOLOGI ES AND 1
TECHNOLOGIES THAT MA Y BECOME AVAILABLE I N THE FUTURE; 2
(VII) SENSITIVITIES RELATE D TO VARIOUS LEVELS OF 3
ELECTRIFICATION AND THE ADOPTION OF LOAD FLEXIBILITY AND DIST RIBUTED 4
ENERGY RESOURCES ; 5
(VIII) METHODS FOR ACHIEVIN G 60%, 80%, AND 100% OF THE 6
STATE’S ENERGY NEEDS THROU GH IN–STATE GENERATION ; 7
(IX) AN INDEPENDENT RATEP AYER IMPACT ANALYSIS ; 8
(X) RELATED INVESTMENTS IN ELECTRICITY AND G AS 9
INFRASTRUCTURE , INCLUDING ANY INTERP LAY BETWEEN THE TWO ; 10
(XI) ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND WORKFORCE 11
OPPORTUNITIES ; 12
(XII) STATE FINANCING OPTIO NS, INCLUDING STATE 13
PROCUREMENT AND MULT ISTATE PROCUREMEN T; 14
(XIII) UTILITY BUSINESS MOD ELS, TARIFFS, AND COST RECOVERY ; 15
(XIV) SUPPORTIVE MARKET ST UDIES; 16
(XV) PLANS FOR LEVERAGING AVAILABLE FEDERAL FU NDS; AND 17
(XVI) KEY FINDINGS FROM TH E STUDY REQUIRED UND ER 18
SUBSECTION (D) OF THIS SECTION. 19
(D) (1) ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 30, 2026, THE OFFICE SHALL 20
CONDUCT A STUDY TO S UPPORT THE DEVELOPME NT OF THE FORECAST. 21
(2) THE OFFICE SHALL HIRE A P RIVATE CONSULTANT TO MEET THE 22
REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION. 23
(3) AS PART OF THE STUDY : 24
(I) THE COMMISSION SHALL STUDY: 25
1. THE VIABILITY OF ENE RGY STORAGE AS A 26
TRANSMISSION ASSET ; 27
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2. THE NECESSITY OF AN INDEPENDENT DISTRIBU TION 1
OPERATOR; AND 2
3. IN CONSULTATION WITH THE MARYLAND ENERGY 3
ADMINISTRATION , RECONDUCTORING OPPOR TUNITIES IN THE STATE; 4
(II) THE MARYLAND ENERGY ADMINISTRATION SHALL STUDY 5
THE FEASIBILITY OF P LACING SMALL MODULAR REACTORS ON FORMER 6
ELECTRICITY GENERATI ON SITES; AND 7
(III) THE POWER PLANT RESEARCH PROGRAM SHALL STUDY 8
STATE LAND SUITABLE F OR SOLAR ENERGY DEVE LOPMENT. 9
(4) THE STUDY SHALL : 10
(I) INCLUDE AN ANALYSIS , MADE IN CONSULTATION WITH THE 11
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION , OF METHODS FOR REDUC ING 12
TRANSMISSION –CONSTRAINED AREAS TH ROUGH THE USE OF EXI STING 13
RIGHTS–OF–WAY; 14
(II) INCLUDE THE FEASIBIL ITY AND EFFICAC Y OF: 15
1. BROADENING THE STATE’S POWER PURCHASE 16
AGREEMENT AUTHORITY ; 17
2. DEVELOPING ELECTRICI TY PROCUREMENT PLANS TO 18
ENSURE ADEQUATE , RELIABLE, AFFORDABLE , EFFICIENT, AND ENVIRONMENTALLY 19
SUSTAINABLE ELECTRIC ITY SERVICE AT THE L OWEST TOTAL COST OVE R TIME, 20
TAKING INTO ACCOUNT ANY PRICE STABILITY BENEFITS; AND 21
3. CONDUCTING COMPETITI VE PROCUREMENT 22
PROCESSES TO PROCURE THE RESOURCES IDENTI FIED IN THE PROCUREM ENT 23
PLANS UNDER ITEM (II) OF THIS ITEM; AND 24
(III) INCLUDE AND INCORPOR ATE THE RESULTS OF THE STUDIES 25
REQUIRED UNDER PARAG RAPH (3) OF THIS SUBSECTION . 26
(5) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 2026, THE OFFICE SHALL SUBMIT 27
A REPORT OF ITS FIND INGS AND ANY RECOMME NDATIONS TO THE GENERAL 28
ASSEMBLY IN ACCORDANC E WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE. 29
7–1204. 30
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(A) THE OFFICE, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSION AND THE 1
MARYLAND ENERGY ADMINISTRATION , SHALL COMPLETE ENERG Y MODELING FOR 2
THE STRATEGY AND SCE NARIOS INCLUDED IN T HE FORECAST UNDER § 7–1203 OF 3
THIS SUBTITLE, AND FOR ANY CHANGES TO THE STRATEGY SET FORTH IN THE 4
FORECAST, THAT: 5
(1) ENABLES COST –BENEFIT ANALYSES OF ELECTRICITY PRICES B Y 6
RESOURCE MIX TYPE ; 7
(2) CONSIDERS THE TIMELI NE FOR COMMERCIALIZA TION OF ENERGY 8
TECHNOLOGIES AND WHE N THOSE TECHNOLOGIES MAY BECOME COST –EFFECTIVE; 9
(3) PROVIDES LOCATIONAL VALUE PLANNING ; 10
(4) HAS THE ABILITY TO R UN POLICY SCENARIOS ANNUALLY IN 11
ORDER TO PROVIDE EFF ECTIVE FEEDBACK TO T HE GENERAL ASSEMBLY; 12
(5) CONSIDERS WHETHER TH E TRANSITION TO DIST RIBUTED 13
RENEWABLE ENERGY IS DELIVERING SUFFICIEN T ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTIO N SYSTEM 14
RELIABILITY OR WHETH ER THERE ARE VULNERA BILITIES THAT NEED T O BE 15
ADDRESSED; 16
(6) STRENGTHENS THE DIVE RSITY, SUSTAINABILITY , AND 17
RESILIENCE OF THE EL ECTRIC TRANSMISSION SYSTEM; 18
(7) ENHANCES THE ELECTRI C DISTRIBUTION SYST EM AND 19
DEMAND–SIDE MANAGEMENT ; AND 20
(8) MAY BE UPDATED ANNUA LLY BASED ON STRATEG IES, POLICY 21
DECISIONS, AND PERIODIC REASSES SMENTS OF THE STATE’S ENERGY PORTFOLIO 22
TO REMAIN UP –TO–DATE WITH THE EVOLUT ION OF ENERGY GENERA TION AND 23
TRANSMISSION . 24
(B) THE OFFICE SHALL PROVIDE A 45–DAY PERIOD FOR PUBLI C COMMENT 25
ON ANY MODELING COMP LETED UNDER THIS SEC TION. 26
7–1205. 27
ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 1, 2027, AND EVERY 2 YEARS THEREAFTER , THE 28
OFFICE SHALL SUBMIT T O THE GOVERNOR AND , IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF 29
THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY A REPORT ON : 30
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(1) THE STATUS OF THE FORECAST DEVELOPED UN DER § 7–1203 OF 1
THIS SUBTITLE AND AN Y CHANGES TO THE STR ATEGY SET FORTH IN T HE FORECAST; 2
AND 3
(2) (I) ANY ENERGY MODELING COMPLETED UNDER § 7–1204 OF 4
THIS SUBTITLE IN THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDIN G 2–YEAR PERIOD; AND 5
(II) ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS SUBMITTED IN RELATIO N TO THE 6
MODELING. 7
7–1206. 8
(A) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 1, 2025, THE COMMISSION, IN 9
CONSULTATION WITH TH E OFFICE, SHALL ADOPT REGULATI ONS REQUIRING EACH 10
ELECTRIC COMPANY TO DEVELOP AN INTEGRATE D RESOURCE PLAN TO : 11
(1) FACILITATE ACHIEVING THE STATE’S GREENHOUSE GAS 12
EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS GOALS; 13
(2) FULFILL THE COMPANY ’S OBLIGATION TO CHAR GE JUST AND 14
REASONABLE RATES ; 15
(3) MINIMIZE OR MITIGATE IMPACTS ON RATEPAYER S IN THE STATE; 16
(4) ENSURE BOTH SHORT –TERM AND LONG –TERM ELECTRIC 17
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM RELIABILITY, INCLUDING MEETING TH E RESOURCE 18
ADEQUACY NEEDS OF TH E STATE; 19
(5) STRENGTHEN THE DIVER SITY, SUSTAINABILITY , AND RESILIENCE 20
OF THE ELECTRIC TRAN SMISSION SYSTEM ; 21
(6) ENHANCE THE ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND 22
DEMAND–SIDE MANAGEMENT ; AND 23
(7) MINIMIZE LOCALIZED A IR POLLUTANTS AND OT HER GREENHOUSE 24
GAS EMISSIONS, WITH PRIORITY INITIA LLY GIVEN TO UNDERSE RVED COMMUNITIES 25
OR OVERBURDENED COMM UNITIES AS DEFINED I N § 1–701 OF THE ENVIRONMENT 26
ARTICLE. 27
(B) (1) ON OR BEFORE JULY 1, 2026, EACH ELECTRIC COMPAN Y SHALL 28
SUBMIT TO THE COMMISSION THE INTEGR ATED RESOURCE PLAN R EQUIRED UNDER 29
THIS SECTION. 30
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(2) ON OR BEFORE JULY 1, 2031, AND EVERY 5 YEARS THEREAFTER , 1
EACH ELECTRIC COMPAN Y SHALL PROVIDE TO T HE COMMISSION AN UPDATE ON 2
THE INTEGRATED RESOU RCE PLAN REQUIRED UN DER THIS SECTION . 3
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That: 4
(a) (1) The Public Service Commission shall study the effectiveness of an 5
independent distribution operator. 6
(2) On or before December 31, 2026, the Public Service Commission shall 7
submit to the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government 8
Article, a report on the study required under paragraph (1) of this subsection. 9
(b) (1) The Department of Transportation shall study methods for reducing 10
transmission–constrained areas through the use of existing rights–of–way. 11
(2) On or before December 31, 2026, the Department of Transportation 12
shall submit to the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2 –1257 of the State 13
Government Article, a report on the study required under paragraph (1) of this subsection. 14
(c) (1) (i) The Maryland Energy Administration shall obtain existing 15
power flow analyses for electric system reliability in the State that are related to currently 16
known electric generation facility retirements. 17
(ii) If the Maryland Energy Administration is unable to obtain the 18
existing power flow analyses under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, then the 19
Administration, with the support of the Public Service Commission, shall develop a power 20
flow analysis for electric system reliability in the State that is related to currently known 21
electric generation facility retirements. 22
(iii) On or before January 1, 2026, the Maryland Energy 23
Administration shall submit to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State 24
Government Article, the General Assembly a report on the power flow analyses required 25
under this paragraph. 26
(2) (i) On or before December 31, 2025, and on or before December 31, 27
2026, the Maryland Energy Administration shall provide to the General Assembly, in 28
accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, an update on the status of the 29
National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s analysis on resource adequacy conducted at the 30
request of the Administration. 31
(ii) On receipt of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s final 32
analysis on resource adequacy, the Maryland Energy Administration shall submit a final 33
report on the analysis to the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State 34
Government Article. 35
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SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, on or before September 1, 1
2027, the Strategic Energy Planning Office shall submit to the Governor and, in accordance 2
with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly a status update on 3
the development of the Comprehensive Wholesale Energy Markets and Bulk Power System 4
Risk Report developed under § 7–1203 of the Public Utilities Article, as enacted by Section 5
1 of this Act. 6
SECTION 2. 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 7
July 1, 2025. 8
Approved:
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Governor.
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President of the Senate.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.